| localization | Act of localising, or state of being localised. <physiology> Cerebral localization, the localization of the control of special functions, as of sight or of the various movements of the body, in special regions of the brain. Origin: Cf. F. Localisation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| localization agnosia | The inability to recognise the area where the skin is touched. (05 Mar 2000) |
| localization related epilepsy | A clinically diverse group of epilepsy syndromes, some benign, some progressive. Many are hereditary with mendelian and nonmendelian mitochondrial inheritance. All are characterised by the occurrence of myoclonus, which may be limited or predominate in the condition. Specific syndromes include cherry red spot myoclonus syndrome, ceroid lipofuscinosis, myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibres, and Baltic myoclonus. Synonym: localization related epilepsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| auditory localization | In sensory psychology, the naming or pointing to directions from which sounds emanate. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| radiotherapy localization | Planning the size and alignment of radiation beams to encompass the neoplasm to be treated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| germinal localization | Determination in very young embryos of the presumptive areas for specific organs or structures. Synonym: fate map. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebral localization | The mapping of the cerebral cortex into areas and the correlation of the various areas with cerebral function, or determining the site of a brain lesion, based on the signs and symptoms manifested by the patient or by neuroimaging. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sound localization | Ability to determine the specific location of a sound source. (12 Dec 1998) |
| spatial localization | The reference of a visual sensation to a definite locality in space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stereotaxic localization | Localization of intracerebral nuclei by coordinates with reference to anatomical landmarks in the brain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nuclear localization signal | Short, predominantly basic amino acid sequences identified as nuclear import signals for some proteins. These sequences are believed to interact with specific receptors at nuclear pores. (12 Dec 1998) |
| law of average localization | Visceral pain is most accurately localised in the least mobile viscera and least accurately in the most mobile. (05 Mar 2000) |